The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-09-29
FARM AND FIRESIDE.

"A piece ofzinc put on the live Goals
n the stove will clean out the stove
pipe.
The starching process was brought
ntO use in England by people from
Flanders who came over to London and
:aught the art for f5.
Cup Cake: One cup sugar. one
tablespoonful of butter, one cup of
milk. one egg, three cups of -four. one
teaspoonful baking powder.-Indidn-
apolis Sentinel
For gunpowder burn, keep the
wounds wet with a mixture of linseed
oil and lime water for three days. and
then apply vaseline tc heal.
Where sheep are troubled with flies
and maggots they rapidly lose flesh. as
! they ges but little rest and have no appe-
tites. Damp pastures are also injuri-
Gus. often causing foot rot. The sheep
should always be sheltered at night.
Cellars are usually damp because
the walls are cooler than the air, which
causes condensation of moisture. To
prevent the condensation of moisture it
is recommended that the windows and
doors be closed during the day and
opened at night. Christian at Work.
"A pretty pompon for winter bou-
quets can be made by taking off the
green calyx of a thistle blossom, pick
ing out all the pink petals and hanging
it in the sun to bleach. 1t comes out
into round fluffy ball and looks pretty
with dried grasses for the shelf OF
mantel.-Iadianapolis journal.
Sage Pudding: One quart of boil
ing water turned upon cup of sago
Have your pudding dish filed with
apples, pared and quartered. stir the
sago well and turn over the apples:
bake and eat with sauce or cream and
sugar.-ErchGnge.
Practical and successful breeders
claim that constant supply of salt for
swine is safe preventive of diseases,
| one that can be counted on with de-
gree of certainty; that by its constant
use the system is made strong to ward
off disease; that cholera does not start
in herds receiving this care; that these
herds often escape when all others
around them are destroyed.
Cream Pie: One pint of milk to
taste, one tablespoonful of corn starch,
one whole egg and yelks of two others,
cook till it creams; when cool flavor
with lemon. Have your crust baked.
then pour in the cream; beat the whites
of two eggs, add tablespoonful o,
sugar, spread on top of the pie and sci
in the oven few minutes to harden
Exchange.
On any rich piece of ground fork
in some fresh manure, pour soapsud:
over it, and lay an old barn door upon
the surface. In a short time the earth
beneath will be full of earth-worms.
which will congregate under the cool
protection of the covering. Call the
hens, turn up the earth. and let them
scratch. At night trample the earth
down, replace the covering, and the
mess of earth-worms may be repeated
three or four times a week. If the earth
is kept slightly damp so much the bet
Tern Y Observer.
To Preserve Crab-apples: Sort
your apples, and the perfect ones put
by themselves, trim the stem Qeaving
about an inch on the apple) and scrape
out the blossom end, wash them, put
in a porcelain or other preserve kettle,
cover with water, cook until you can
run straw through, skim out and
weigh; to each pound take a pound OF
sugar and cup of water, boil and
skim; put in the apples and boil until
clear; skim out, boil the syrup few
minutes, then pour over the apples.
The water the apples were boiled in
measure, and to each pint put a pound
of white sugar. boil an hour, and it
makes beautiful jelly.-BOstoD Budget.